A reader has suggested [Saturday, June 16] the only way to pay for parking under the new system being introduced in Rotorua's CBD later this year will be via a smartphone app. This is not correct.
As reported in your paper, an app will be an additional payment method but
current methods, including coins, will still be available. People will also be able to use credit/debit cards.
It will be a paperless system so people will not have to display a ticket on their car dashboard. They will simply enter their number plate and select their payment method and estimated parking time.
As with any change, it may take some people a little while to become accustomed to the new touch-screen system but it should ultimately be easier to use with people able to choose the payment method which is most convenient for them.
Henry Weston
Operational Group Manager
Rotorua Lakes Council
I was pleased to note that the "Our People" Jill Nicholson's article, in Saturday's Rotorua Daily Post has continued and not succumbed to the recent changes in the paper.
